Description: Image of the Oaksmith House at the corner of
Pollock and East Front Streets. This image was taken before the extensive
renovations done by Appleton Oaksmith. The house no longer stands. Further
description by Reed states, "The Guard-House of District One.--The entrance to
this house was, during the war, on the side facing to the right, with the
outside steps to the sidewalk; the L, or rear portion, was used as a 'lock-up.'"

Date: October 1884

Type: Image

Format: 7-13/16x6 inches (199x150 mm)

Identifier: XXV.17

Source: Donated by William Garrison Reed, 1926.

Relation: One image from a collection of 48 images in a
photo album.

Coverage: New Bern (N.C.)

Rights: Permission to use this photograph must be
obtained from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library, 400 Johnson Street, New
Bern, NC 28560. Must cite as: William Garrison Reed Photo Album, New Bern-Craven
County Public Library.

This project is supported with federal
LSTA
funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services, administered by the
State Library of North
Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through
the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring
Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.